Georgette M. Rhinier, 91

January 20, 2019

Georgette M. Rhinier, 91, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. She was the loving wife of the late Frederick “Peck” Rhinier.

Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter to the late George Rittenhouse and Elva (Brooks) Rittenhouse Shenk.

Georgette was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lancaster. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother that was devoted to her family and who worked hard to provide for them over the years. Throughout her adult life she was employed with Schick, RCA and Bulova. Her family will miss her amazing abilities to bake desserts, especially her “famous” peanut butter balls.

She is survived by her daughters: Bonita Bowman, wife of Richard of Lancaster, Colleen Watson, wife of Richard, Jr. of Lancaster; sisters, Betty Wise of Lancaster, Roxanne Galeschewski of Lancaster; four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Urban and her brother Charles Rittenhouse.

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, January 30 at 10am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 119 S. Prince Street, Lancaster. The family will receive guests from 9am until the time of Mass at Church. Interment will follow at Conestoga Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Vision Corps, 244 N Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 or by visiting: visioncorps.net. The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude for the care that was given to Georgette while at Conestoga View Nursing Home.